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| A radar image from US National Weather Service showing Mawar's position on Monday, May 23, 2023 Image Credit: Google, Al-Jazeera |
Climate Change
have become a frequent nightmare. The governor of Guam has issued warning to
its people to stay at their homes as the mighty “Typhoon Mawar” may hit the
region directly on Wednesday. The typhoon is strengthening its head towards the
pacific region.
Guam is an
organized but unincorporated territory of United States in Micronesia, the
sub-region of Western Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Hagatna.
People of Guam
are considered American citizen but are politically disenfranchised. They have
not been given right to vote in American Presidential elections. It is inhabited
with around 171,000 people.
Lou Leon
Guerrero, the Governor of Guam urged his people on Tuesday to remain calm and
ensure preparedness for the cyclone.
He was quoted
by Al-Jazeera saying that “Mawar is the real threat and a possible direct hit
to our island”.
The
weather service reported that the storm may hit the region midday around local
time (02:00 GMT) Wednesday.
Patrick
Doll, a lead meteorologist working for the National Weather Service in Guam was
quoted by Associated Press saying that “If it don’t take a direct hit but its
going to be very close.”
The expected
speed of the storm was noted about 225 km per hour (140 miles per hour).
This may
be the category-4 cyclone, possibly delivering a biggest hit to the region
after 20 years.
The Doll also
added warning that typhoon could cause “Extensive Damage”.
Lockdown:
The governor
of Guam said she will place a complete lockdown from 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm. She also
warned the people to take the matter seriously and get ready for this. She also
informed that emergency shelters will be managed.
People
Getting Themselves Ready:
The Pacific
Daily News reported that the people in the islands were leaving grocery and
hardware stores with bulk of shopping.
Their carts
were overflowed with canned food, cases of water and generators.
Rota Island,
with some others also at Possible Hit:
Rota is an
Island in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It was alarmed
and considered to be hit by the typhoon.
Warnings for
tropical storms have also been issued for Tinian and Saipan islands.
It was
noted that people have fully rehabilitated after category-5 storm hit the
region in 2018. They are living in temporary shelters.
Lastly, Doll
was quoted as saying that “in almost every seven to eight years, the island
is hit by cat 4 or 5 typhoon. Mother Nature has spared us as of late, as last
storm hit us in 2002. So, we are way overdue”.
(Courtesy:
Al-Jazeera)
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